Home / 8,655,331.85-11,943,317.26-4,985,441.97

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,655,331.85, 11,943,317.26 and 4,985,441.97

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,655,331.85, 11,943,317.26 and 4,985,441.97 is: 6,879,310.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,655,331.85 : 11,943,317.26 = 4,985,441.97 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,655,331.85/11,943,317.26 = 4,985,441.97/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,655,331.85x = 11,943,317.26 × 4,985,441.97
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,655,331.85x = 59,542,715,090,473.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 59,542,715,090,473.77/8,655,331.85
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,879,310.48

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.